Fitz and the Tantrums draw a dance-heavy audience to its set at Coachella Festival

INDIO - On a hot Sunday afternoon, Los Angeles based Fitz and the Tantrums singer Michael Fitzpatrick asked the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival audience a basic but important question.

"How many of you guys have heard of us before?"

The loud applause from the thousands said it all.

Fitzpatrick, fellow singer Noelle Scaggs and their bandmates turned the Coachella stage into a large dance party Sunday afternoon with their constant movement around the stage and catchy instrumentals. The audience simply followed their lead.

The group's mix of neo soul and indie styled pop, for lack of a better comparison, shined on songs like "Pickin' Up the Pieces," "Breakin' the Chains of Love," "L.O.V." and their set ender "MoneyGrabber."

They performed a new song titled "She's Out of My League" that featured a singalong chorus and similar sound to their other material.